tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483793010889524102.post1828727841021149153..comments2013-03-28T10:51:50.186-05:00Comments on WALKABLE Dallas-Fort Worth: Counter-Intuitivelarchlionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267388530080807854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483793010889524102.post-72287558959982627372012-08-19T10:08:04.183-05:002012-08-19T10:08:04.183-05:00Paradigms and the thinking amongst urban and munic...Paradigms and the thinking amongst urban and municipal traffic engineers is shifting. Shifting faster than at the state and federal levels. Have you pow wowed with any of the more progressive traffic engineers in the area?Kdoodlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483793010889524102.post-61269552152674920612012-08-18T16:48:47.878-05:002012-08-18T16:48:47.878-05:00&quot;In streets designed to safely handle the act... &quot;In streets designed to safely handle the actions of the riskiest participants, everyone slips into riskier behavior&quot; -Tom Vanderbiltdwind13http://www.blogger.com/profile/17630339145160867507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483793010889524102.post-67344658342703512412012-08-17T16:46:37.609-05:002012-08-17T16:46:37.609-05:00Before concluding that road diets reduced the numb...Before concluding that road diets reduced the number of collisions at one intersection while the number of vehicles increased, it would be advantageous to look at the surrounding road network to see how it changed as well. If neighborhood collectors with through-access to arterials were closed to through traffic, those vehicles would be forced to travel the arterial regardless of its condition, width, speed limit, etc. Road diets could be just part of the equation.Ed Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02661476789768156794noreply@blogger.com